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Why you don’t need 8 glasses of water a day (and yes, coffee counts)

Where did the 8 glasses of water a day recommendation come from, again?

7 min readAug 24, 2022

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Not Sleeping Enough is Making You Fat and Hungry

Everyone knows sleep is important, but it seems not a lot of people know exactly why it’s so important — and I don’t really think it gets…

4 min readAug 21, 2022

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Not Sleeping Enough is Making You Fat and Hungry

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The Menstrual Cycle and Strength Training (we’re not just little men)

I think it’s more than fair to say that women are exceptional when it comes to our physiology. Every 24–32 days, our bodies go through a…

6 min readAug 21, 2022

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The Menstrual Cycle and Strength Training (we’re not just little men)

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Eat whatever. Just drink this salt to lose weight.

Advertisements for drinks that “help you lose weight fast,” — but is actually a straight-up laxative has been around for longer than you…

3 min readOct 2, 2022

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Eat whatever. Just drink this salt to lose weight.

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Intermittent Fasting, explained with new research. Dieting, the human lifespan, and rats.

Does intermittent fasting help you lose weight? Increase human lifespan?

6 min readAug 26, 2022

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Intermittent Fasting, explained with new research. Dieting, the human lifespan, and rats.

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Elsie Alkurabi

Elsie Alkurabi

I write about fitness, nutrition, and creating lasting habits. I’m building Micro in public to hopefully afford adopting a dog someday 🐕 Try it: (getmico.app)

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